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NewsThis New Gin Is Made from Botanicals Grown in Sydney's Royal Botanic Garden
NSW's Distillery Botanica has handpicked ingredients from Sydney's iconic public garden.
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NewsLa Lune Wine Co Is Brisbane's New French-Inspired Wine Bar
Opening in South Brisbane's Fish Lane tomorrow.
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NewsThe Stuffed Badger Is Bowen Hills' New Tapas and Cocktail Bar
With no drinks menu in sight, this bar makes every cocktail bespoke for each guest.
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NewsNew Farm's Queens Arms Hotel Reopens After Huge Revamp
The James Street favourite now boasts a laneway bistro, new restaurant and green wall.
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GuideBrisbane Bars with Games and Activities for When You Want to Do More Than Just Sit Around and Drink
Sip shiraz over 'Scrabble', mash buttons with a brew in your hand or pair cocktails with karaoke — or hurl hatchets.
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GuideBrisbane Bars and Restaurants That Are Undeniably, Unabashedly Romantic
Low lighting, jazz playlists, opulent cocktails, pastel hues, breathtaking views — this is all on offer at the best romantic bars in Brisbane.
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GuideBrisbane's Best Inner-City Bars for After-Work Drinks with Your Coworkers
These rooftop bars, cosy pubs, riverside hangouts and wine havens are suitable for both celebrating and commiserating.
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GuideThe Best Brisbane Beer Gardens and Boozy Courtyards
Save cosy pub corners for gloomy days — if the sun is shining, it's time to drink a brew out in the open at these Brisbane beer gardens.
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GuideThe Best Rooftop Bars in and Around Brisbane
Here's where to head in and around Brisbane when you want to enjoy a cocktail skyward.
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GuideThe Best Waterfront Venues in and Around Brisbane That Serve Drinks with a View All Year Round
Make the most of Brisbane's usually balmy weather with a spritz or meal by the water.
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GuideBrisbane's 20 Most-Popular Bars of 2024
In 2024, you've been saying cheers in late-night watering holes, while enjoying sky-high sips and in classic Brisbane pubs.
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GuideBrisbane's 20 Most-Popular Bars of 2024 So Far
Across 2024 to-date, you've been saying cheers to plenty of watering holes with games — alongside laneway hangouts, martini havens, classic pubs and more.
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GuideSeven Bars in Brisbane to Go for Cocktails with Friends When You're Feeling Extra
Make the most of that golden stretch of the evening to enjoy a leisurely drink with your mates at these locales.
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GuideThe 20 Best Restaurants in Brisbane
These are Brisbane's must-visit restaurants for any discerning food aficionado.
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NewsTen Inner City Oasis Bars in Brisbane
Cosy beer gardens surrounded by greenery and courtyards with comfortable chairs — here are ten bars perfect for escaping the chaos of the city.
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NewsEverything You Need to Know About the Consumer Boycott Against Coopers
How did a brewery come to feature heavily in a biased video on same-sex marriage by a religious group?
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GuideThe Eight Best Beer-Fuelled Things to Do at Brewsvegas 2017
Beer trails, backyard parties, BASEketball — Brisbane's citywide beer festival is back.
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NewsHow to Make the Perfect Gin and Tonic
Get to know your ingredients — from the tonic water to the garnish.
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BarThe Straddie Hotel
158 East Coast Road, Point Lookout
North Stradbroke Island's legendary pub has reopened with refreshed spaces, classic pub fare and sweeping ocean views.
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BarSlipstream Brewing Social House
8 The Avenue, Birtinya
This Brisbane brewery has expanded to the Sunshine Coast with a 40-tap hangout that's pairing beers and bites.
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BarPortside Social
39 Hercules Street, Hamilton
You'll find pints, parmigianas and games of pool at this Hamilton gastropub at Portside — and burgers, ribs and boozy bottomless weekend brunches, too.
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BarLittle Miss Sunshine
80 Ann Street, Brisbane City
This Brisbane brewery and bistro pours its own beers — and makes them — on Ann Street in the city's CBD.
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BarBar Miette
443 Queen Street, Brisbane City
Andrew McConnell's hospitality empire has arrived in Brisbane with this Euro-leaning terrace cafe and wine bar.
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CafeRiva Kitchen & Events
285 MacArthur Avenue, Hamilton
If you're after cruisy breakfasts, brunches and lunches with a view, you'll find them at Northshore Brisbane's airy riverside eatery.
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BarBrighton Hotel
196 Brighton Terrace, Brighton
Located 20 minutes from Brisbane, this northside pub has undergone a revamp, adding a new beer garden and bistro.
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BarThe Rose & Crown
275 Grey Street, South Brisbane
South Bank's new London-inspired pub has taken over Little Big House's old digs on Grey Street.
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BarManiax Brisbane CBD
Burnett Lane, Brisbane City
This second Brisbane site for the axe-throwing chain comes with a Viking-themed bar — and will get you hurling hatchets on Adelaide Street.
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NewsGreen Ant Gin Is the New All-Australian Insect Spirit You Have to Try
Applewood Distillery has just released a limited run of ant-infused gin.
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NewsSomeone Has Invented Wine for Pets, Cures Solo Drinking
You can now pour your four-legged friend a Catbernet, Chardognay or Pinot Meow.
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NewsBrewsvegas Beer Festival Announces 2017 Program
Beer trails, 'beerlympics', beery scavenger hunts — Brisbane's big beer event is back.
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NewsWorld's Best Bar The Dead Rabbit Is Coming to Australia
The acclaimed Manhattan cocktail bar will visit Melbourne Sydney and Brisbane this April.
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EventSouthwave: Summer Electronic Series
Fri, 2 Jan - Sat, 21 Feb 2026
Rainforest Green, Brisbane
Brisbane is getting a huge new summer experience with Southwave, a free two-month electronic music series bringing Maribou State, Folamour, Rose Gray and more to South Bank.
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EventArmand Van Helden at The Tivoli
Fri, 10 Apr, 2026
The Tivoli, Fortitude Valley
Groove to house music all night long, as one of the genre's pioneering stars makes a long-awaited return to Brisbane.
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EventNick Cave and The Bad Seeds: The 'Wild God' Tour
Tue, 27 Jan, 2026
Victoria Park / Barrambin, Herston
This iconic Australian band is bringing its latest tour Down Under to kick off 2026, playing two-and-a-half-hour shows.
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EventKesha: The Tits Out Tour
Thu, 19 Feb, 2026
Riverstage, Brisbane
Kesha is playing Brisbane in 2026 as part of the biggest headline tour of her career so far.
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EventG Flip: 'Dream Ride' Tour
Fri, 27 Feb, 2026
Riverstage, Brisbane
More than good enough: G Flip is playing Brisbane in February 2026 with The Beaches and Ayesha Madon in support.
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EventLorde: 'Ultrasound' World Tour
Mon, 16 Feb, 2026
Brisbane Entertainment Centre, Boondall
Green light: Lorde is bringing her latest world tour to Brisbane, with the Grammy-winning singer-songwriter playing at the Entertainment Centre.
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EventIrish Spice Bag at Archive Beer Boutique
Discover the charms of the spice bag — a viral Irish-Chinese sensation that pairs with this West End bar and bistro's top-notch craft beer selection.
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EventArchie Moore: kith and kin
Sat, 27 Sep 2025 - Sun, 18 Oct 2026
GOMA, South Brisbane
This artwork won the 2024 Venice Biennale's Golden Lion — and Australians can see it at home in Brisbane.
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NewsAustralia Is Getting A Series of Wine-Tasting Fun Runs
Exercise and drinking combine across the nation's vineyards.
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NewsThe Apo Is Serving Up Aperol Spritz Icy Poles All Weekend
The newest frozen treat to get excited about.
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NewsTasmania's New Distillery Southern Wild Releases Dasher + Fisher Gin
Featuring a trio of uniquely Tasmanian botanicals: pepperberry, lavender and wakame seaweed.
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NewsSay Cheers to 2016's Hottest 100 Aussie Craft Beers
You've heard 2016's best songs — now drink the year's best brews.
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NewsUber Is Delivering Emergency Bags of Ice on Australia Day
God forbid you sip a lukewarm tinnie.
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NewsThis New Byron Bay Distillery Is Creating Rainforest-Infused Gin
Cape Byron Distillery wants to give back to the hinterland.
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NewsSasquatch Is Chermside's New Craft Beer and Charcoal Grill Bar
Jaffles, subs and hunks of meat inspired by the Canadian Rockies.
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NewsAustralian Pubs Are Now Trialling Flavoured Beer Pods
Adding a whole new dimension to ordering a drink.
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NewsThe Best Specialty Coffee Spots in Brisbane
Where to buy, learn about and — most importantly — taste the best beans in the city.
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NewsInside Netherworld, Brisbane's New Retro Arcade and Board Game Bar
We had a sneaky first play of Street Fighter II.
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NewsBrisbane's New Arcade Game Bar Opens This Weekend
Get those flippers ready — Netherworld is coming.
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NewsThe Benefits of Being a Designated Driver Over the Holiday Season
Start your new year off the right way.
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The Summer Guide to Brisbane 2016/17
Slap on your invisible zinc and get out there, blue skies wait for no one.
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NewsThe Ten Best Australian Craft Beers of 2016
Negroni IPAs, hibiscus sours and barrel-aged doppelbocks. Try 'em all.
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NewsYou Can Now Make Your Own Glow-in-the-Dark Beer
Drinking brews just got a whole light brighter.
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GALLERY: Our Wild Soda Workshops with Cornersmith at the Stoneleigh Hotel
The night we mixed berries with water and learned about wine.
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NewsTen Group-Friendly Brisbane Venues with Enough Room to Celebrate
'Tis the season to get everyone together and celebrate.
